John 5:21

For as the Father raiseth up the dead and createth life in them, so the Son also createth life in whom He will.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

In Context

20For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth Him all things which He doeth; and will show Him greater things than these, in order that you may be astonished.

22For the Father judgeth no one, for He hath given all judgment to the Son;

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Cross References

Luke 7:14And having come forward He touched the bier: and the pall-bearers stood still: and He said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life; the one believing on me, though he may die, shall live: and

John 17:2as thou didst give Him authority over all flesh, in order that whatsoever thou hast given unto Him, He may give unto them eternal life.

Romans 4:17as it has been written, That I have constituted thee the father of many nations, before God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls things which are not as really existing:

Matthew Henry on John 5:18-31

Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter. 17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth… Read the whole commentary →

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